Talk about good T.V. Back in the 80's and 90's I remember being so happy when my teachers popped the Reading Rainbow VHS into the VCR. With a catchy introduction song, every kid I knew was hooked and sang the lyrics the rest of the day.
Each episode is centered around a theme from a book. The show also provided good book recommendations for kids when they would go to the library. I found this helpful because it exposed me and classmates to book genres and characters that would otherwise be overlooked.
Along with Mister Rogers Neighborhood and Seasame Street, Reading Rainbow is the third-longest running children's series. In 2005, production for the show ended. I am happily suprised this show successfully ran for so long. I thought production ended much earlier than this.
Learning this information gives me hope that kids these days might still be interested in watching. However, showing movies in the classroom are frowned upon today, perhaps streaming a clip or two through your laptop onto an ELMO or SmartBoard might be acceptable...
Each episode is centered around a theme from a book. The show also provided good book recommendations for kids when they would go to the library. I found this helpful because it exposed me and classmates to book genres and characters that would otherwise be overlooked.
Along with Mister Rogers Neighborhood and Seasame Street, Reading Rainbow is the third-longest running children's series. In 2005, production for the show ended. I am happily suprised this show successfully ran for so long. I thought production ended much earlier than this.
Learning this information gives me hope that kids these days might still be interested in watching. However, showing movies in the classroom are frowned upon today, perhaps streaming a clip or two through your laptop onto an ELMO or SmartBoard might be acceptable...
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